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Uber on Thursday announced that it had hired Joe Sullivan as its first chief security officer. Sullivan joins Uber from Facebook, where he worked at the social network’s Chief Security Officer for more than five years. On a blog post … Continue reading →

She may look beautiful, but Earth is in danger.  The planet just had its warmest winter on record, which comes on the heels of its warmest year. But data shows that the record-warm year of 2014 was no fluke. In fact, 2015 … Continue reading →

Last week, we asked our Vine community to animate robots and machines in six-second clips. We ran this challenge to go along with Alex Garland’s latest feature film, Ex Machina, which we’ve selected for our next MashFlix event. See also: … Continue reading →

We get it, everyone loves mailing stuff to people they don’t like Glitter, candy penises, poop — traditional hate mail won’t cut it in 2015 See also: 18 simple April Fools’ Day pranks Hiding behind the cloak of anonymity is … Continue reading →

When Game of Thrones returns to television on April 12, things in Westeros are going to pick up right where they left off. If you’re having trouble remembering character names and plot lines, you’ll need to catch yourself up on … Continue reading →

Microsoft this week announced that it is discontinuing its Kinect for Windows v2 sensors. Instead, the company will sell developers a Kinect Adaptor for Windows that will work with the Kinect available for the Xbox One console. In a blog … Continue reading →

PARIS — France’s lower house of Parliament has approved a measure that would make it a crime to use anorexic models. Other countries including Israel and Spain have also cracked down on the glorification of dangerously thin models. The French … Continue reading →

While you probably use your iPad every day for web browsing and media consumption, are you really using it to its full potential? Five years after the first iPad went on sale on April 3, 2010, we have five suggestions … Continue reading →

Just like Romeo and Juliet, this pig ran away from its home for love and it ended in tragedy. The Associated Press reports that a black potbellied pig from Pennsylvania waited patiently for employees to open a Burger King early … Continue reading →

The closure of a runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport could create a traffic jam in the skies above New York City this summer. The main arrivals runway at JFK will be closed for repairs and resurfacing for about … Continue reading →